Paul Miles
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Applied Apologetics- Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (student)
Doctorate of Ministry in Bible and Theology- Tyndale Theological Seminary (2020)
Master of Arts in Theological Studies – Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (2012)
Bachelor of Arts in Russian Language – University of Texas at Arlington (2010)
Professional Experience
Grace Abroad Ministries – Executive Director (March 2016–Current)
- Founded Grace Abroad Ministries
- Launched first Russian-language online magazine dedicated to Free Grace and Dispensational theology
- Oversaw translations of six books and several tracts and booklets
- Edited and published the book, What is Dispensationalism?
- Started Russian/Ukrainian publishing group
- Participated in discipleship and outreach projects around Ukraine
- Taught in local churches and conferences
- Advised local church leadership during a successful church turnaround
- Founding follow of International Society of Biblical Hermeneutics, promoting dispensationalism in Europe
Chafer Theological Seminary – Editor-in-chief of Pneumatikos: The Journal of Chafer Theological Seminary (2023–Current)
- Serves as editor-in-chief of Pneumatikos.
- Organizes incoming papers and issues calls for authors.
- Oversees double-blind peer review process.
- Oversees textual editing and typesetting.
Various English schools – English as a Second Language Teacher (August 2011–April 2015)
- Taught ESL classes and private students with various schools in Kyiv and Lviv, Ukraine
- Wrote Apologetics ESL curriculum for use in ESL evangelism projects
- Frequently sought-after for teaching at ESL outreach events
Miscellaneous
Core Competencies:
- Cross-Cultural Ministry
- Relational Evangelism
- Theological Discernment
- Publishing
- Event planning
Languages:
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Biblical Aramaic
- Middle Egyptian
Doctrinal Distinctives:
- Free Grace Soteriology
- Not Calvinist/Arminian/Pluralist/Universalist
- Dispensational
- Narrow Range Inerrancy
- Fully Postponed Kingdom
Published Works:
- “Sacrifices in the Millennial Temple” Ariel Magazine 50:1 (Spring 2024): 16–21.
- “Sin, Salvation, and the Human Condition in Pinocchio.” In Disney & Apologetics: Exploring the Moral Power and Theological Significance of Disney Stories. Edited by Jeremy Scarbrough, 375–386. Houston: Moral Apologetics Press, 2023.
- General editor of Developing a Dispensational Missiology. Contributed “Preface” and “Dispensational Kingdom Postponement Theology as a Safeguard from Secularized Trends in Evangelical Missiology.”
- “Spiritualizers and Ezekiel’s Temple” Voice (January/February 2023): 23–27.
- “The Rapture: An Escape, But Not Escapism” Ariel Magazine 45 (Winter 2022): 18–21.
- “Dispensationalism in the Talmud” Ariel Magazine 43 (Summer 2022): 20–24.
- “The Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Mythology” Baptist Bulletin (July/August 2021): 10–13.
- “Our God is Greater! Reflections on an Egyptian Offering Formula” Ariel Magazine 39 (Summer 2021): 24–30.
- “Dispensational Kingdom Postponement Theology As A Safeguard For The Edenic Divine Institutions.” Journal of Ministry and Theology 26:1 (Spring 2022): 94–132.
- General editor of Current Issues in Soteriology. Contributed “Preface,” “A Quadrant Model of Soteriological Compromises,” and “Does James Make Works a Criterion for Eternal Life?”
- “Translation Errors and Flat Earth Theories” Ariel Magazine 36 (Fall 2020): 18–21.
- General editor of What is Dispensationalism? Contributed chapter on the kingdom offered and postponed, as well as the introduction, an article on the Sermon on the Mount, and marginal notes
- Does James Contradict the Gospel? A booklet that features an exegesis of James 2
- What are the Dispensations? A tract on the biblical storyline divided into dispensations
- Various articles on ministry blog available at themileses.com
Military Experience:
- Army Commendation Medal for using Arabic to maintain peace in potentially violent situation (Iraq, 2005)
- Combat Infantry Badge (Iraq, 2005)
- E-5 rank